Take-down cook-range.



G. FRAZER.

TAKE-DOWN 000K RANGE.

APYLIOATION TILED DBO. 4, 1912. 1,062,450. Patented May 20, 1913.

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G. FRAZER.

TAKE-DOWN (100K RANGE.

APPLICATION FILED-D1104, 1912.

Patented May 20, 1913.

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G. FRAZER.

TAKE-DOWN COOK RANGE. APPLIOATION FILED DEC. 4, 1912.

Patented May 20, 1913.

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GEORGE FRAZER, OF EUGENE, OREGON.

TAKEDOW1\T COOK-RANGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 20, 1913.

' Application filed December 4, 1912. Serial No. 734,848.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, GEORGE FRAZER, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Eugene, in the county of Lane and State of Oregon, have madecertain new and useful Improvements in Take Down Cook- Ranges, of whichthe following is a specification.

My present invention relates generally to stoves and more particularlyto cook ranges, my object being to provide a cook range which may betaken down and conveniently packed upon the back of an animal used forsuch purposes.

The fulfilment of this purpose necessitates a departure from the usualtype of cook range, and in accordance therewith I provide the sides andbase of the range in permanently attached form, the upper intermediateportion and the fore and rear doors being removable and being in useadapted, with a top plate, to cooperate with the permanently attachedportions of the range for the purpose of forming a complete struct-ureincluding an oven.

My invention resides in the features of construction and arrangement tobe now described with reference to the accompanying drawings, forming apart of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective viewwith the top plate removed, illustrating the permanently attachedportions of the range in full lines, and the removable oven top indotted lines,

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially on the line 2-2of Fig. 3, Fig. 3 is a similar view taken substantially on the line 33of Fig. 2, Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the removable oventop, Fig. 5 is a similar view of one of the oven doors. Fig. 6 is afront elevation illustrating the stove taken down and disposed on theback of a pack animal.

Referring now to these figures, the two side port-ions A and A of therange are permanently connected by means of the base A, thus forming asubstantially U-shaped casing of which the side portion A is providedwith an upper fire pot B with its door B and the ash pit C with its doorC in which is mounted the usual draft controlling member 0 The innerwall of the range side A extends downwardly to the base plate A of thestove and thus completely separates the ash pit from the space betweenthe said base plate of the stove and the oven base A. Thls space in thebase of the range however communicates with the space between the innerand outer walls of the range side A, between which outer walls extendspaced transverse plates 1) and D forming between them a flue, theirlower port-ions being extended between the base plate A of the stove andthe oven base A for some distance across the base of the oven. 7

The inner walls of the two range sides A and A are provided withinternal brackets E in which the corner plates F of the removable oventop F are adapted to engage, this oven top comprising, as particularlyseen in Fig. 4:, a plate adapted to extend in a substantially horizontalposition between theoven sides A and A and having forward and rearupstanding flanges F to which are secured the keepers F for the ovendoors to be hereinafter described. The plate F is also provided withupstanding handles F by which it may be disposed in and removed from theposition just described.

At their lower front portions the range sides A and A are provided withbearings a and a, which are adapted to receive the lower side trunnions91 of the forward and rear oven doors, one of which is illustrated indetail in Fig. 5. This door G is shown as provided with a catch G whichis adapted to engage with the keeper F whereby to maintain the door inclosed position, it being understood that the cooperating trunnions gand the bearings a and a form hinges upon which the doors have movementin a vertical direction.

With the parts as thus described in assembled position, it will be seenthat an oven is formed between the range sides A and A above which ovenis left a spaceof considerable proportions below the plane of the upperedges of said range sides, which space communicates as is usual with thefire pot B whereby to receive the product of combustion therefrom.

The upper portions of the range sides A and A and the cooperatingflanges F of the oven top are provided with angle bars F extending alongtheir inner surfaces whereby to receive and support the top plate H ofthe stove in the manner clearly illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5, this topplate being provided with a flanged stove pipe opening H which fits overthe upper end of theflue formed by the plates D and D as beforedescribed.

Within the upper end of the flue just mentioned and at substantially theupper edge of the inner wall of the range side A where it is joined withthe oven top F, is mounted a damper I, the controlling handle I of whichis movable to position the same either in the upright position asindicated in Fig. l, or in a position extending across the fine. In theformer position, the products of combustion from the fire pot will beforced to pass across the top of the plate F and downwardly between theinner and outer walls of the range side A at-the sides of the smoke flueand thence across the base of the oven until they pass into the innerend of the flue, all as indicated by the arrows in Fig. 1.

If however the damper I is turned to a horizontal position, a directdraft is permitted across the top of the oven and upwardly through theupper portion of the smoke flue and the flanged opening H of the topplate and thence through the smoke pipe which in practice is attachedthereto.

Thus from the foregoing it will be apparent that a range constructed andassembled as shown and described, will operate to etficiently performthe functions usually present in ranges and that in addition, the topplate H of the stove, the oven top F, and the fore and rear oven doors Gmay all be readily and quickly removed, leaving merely a U-shapcd casingwhich may be conveniently and securely lashed upon the back of a packanimal after reversal in order that the range sides A and A shall extenddownwardly at the animals sides. Such a construction is a great benefitto campers, prospectors, and in fact any parties or persons who areconstantly moving from place to place as may be clearly seen from Fig. 6in which the U-shaped casing is shown inverted on a pack animal, theoven top F being disposed on the casing base with the forward and reardoors G between its upstanding flanges F and the stove top plate H beinginverted on the flanges F The latter may be lashed by suitable means.

I claim:

1. A take-down cook range comprising a substantially U-shaped casing,intermediate oven parts removably associated with the casing and adaptedto cooperate therewith, and a removable top adapted to cooperate withthe upper portion of the casing and the oven parts when the latter arein position.

' 2. A take-down cook range comprising a substantially U-shaped casing,the sides of which are formed with inner and outer walls and are open attheir tops, intermediate oven parts removably associated between thesaid side portions of the casing and adapted to cooperate therewith toform the oven, and a top plate l'emovably associated with the upperportions'of the casing sides and the oven parts and cooperatingtherewith for the purpose described.

3. A take-down cook range comprising a casing having inner and outerU-shaped walls which are spaced apart, the inner wall at one side of thecasing extending from the top to the bottom of the same whereby toprevent communication with the other portions of the casing, a fire potformed within said casing side and having an ash pit below the same, asmoke flue formed within the other side portion of the casing andextending downwardly therein and partially across the base of thecasing, an oven top removably connecting the said side portions of thecasing below their upper ends, forward and rear oven doors havingremovable hinged connections with the casing, and a top plate supportedupon the upper ends of the casing sides and the sa1d oven top.

4. A cook range comprising a U-shaped casing, the upper portions ofwhich are provided with internal brackets, an oven top havingoutstanding corner plates adapted for detachable engagement within thesaid casing brackets whereby to removably associate the said oventopbetween the side portions of the casing, upstanding handles car riedby the said oven top whereby to permit of its convenient withdrawal, anda top plate removably supported by the upper portions of the casingsides above the sald oven top for the purpose described.

5. A cook range comprising a U-shaped casing, the side portions of whichare provided with interior brackets adjacent their upper ends, an oventop plate having extending corner plates adapted for detachableengagement within said casing, brackets whereby to connect the casingsides ad acent their upper ends, said oven top, plate having upstandingflanges at its forward and rear portions which are provided withkeepers, bearings carried by the lower portions of the casing sidesadjacent their lower ends, oven doors having lower outstanding trunnionsadapted for engagement withm the said bearings whereby to form hingedconnections, handles carried by the said oven doors and provided withcatches adapted for engagement with the said keepers, and a removabletop plate supported by the upper portions of the said casing sides abovethe oven top.

GEORGE FRAZER. Vitnesses RoY CAIRNS, G. N. FRAZER, Sr.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

